I'm in the planning stages for building a small coop. The roof could be covered by a plywood sheet that is 4'x8'. If I just painted it, would that be enough to handle the rain and sun? We have mild weather here in northern California so I don't need to be concerned about snow. The roof would...
This will be my 3rd time hatching out chicken eggs for my second grade classroom. Last year I hatched out 11 out of 20 eggs. 3 of these were born with deformed feet and couldn't walk properly. Of the eggs that didn't hatch, most had development at some stage with some having what appeared to...
This weekend I am planning to process some chickens. When should I remove the feeders from the pens? Night before? Couple hours? Day before? I'm trying to search for this info here but I'm not doing a very good job of finding it. thanks in advance.
After reading online a little about Coturnix quail I've got this fantasy I can raise them in a rabbit pen in my garage. I'd keep them for eggs and meat. Because I live in a suburban townhome with neighbors attached right next to me, I wonder if noise will be a problem.
1. Will males be...
For my summer job I've been working at a local farm. We have a small flock of about 40+ hens. We collect about 3 dozen eggs each day. I can identify some breeds like our Rhode Island Reds, Black Australorps, Silver Laced Wyandottes, Easter eggers. The rest I have to throw my hands up in the...
First timer here. Hatched gecko eggs but never chick eggs. I've been incubating 11 eggs and finally saw some pipping last night. By the time I went to bed, one had finally bust out of the shell. Couldn't resist taking a few pics.
This morning, another chick cracked out. All day at work...